I am not scared of people saying they will pray for me. If its a friend who is religious I know its meant in friendship to help and show support. If its a complete stranger I am amused, wondering what there is in my behaviour or clothing that makes them think I need praying for. As a teenager I was barred from the house of one friend because his mother thought that as I was wearing a broad brimmed hat and a green cape I was a witch. It wasn't a house where most of us wanted to gather anyway so it was no loss and when I did show up next summer in a bathing suit she didn't recognize me. On those occasions when I do get offended its because the underlying message isn't helpful its either evangelical or patronizing.